St. Peter's Church (Staten Island, New York)

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The Church of St. Peter
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General information
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
Italianate
Town or city New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City, New York
Country United States
Construction started 1900
Completed 1903
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect Harding and Gooch (for church)
George H. Streeton (for rectory)

The Church of St. Peter is a parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Staten Island, New York City in the neighborhood of New Brighton. St. Peter's is the oldest of the 36 Roman Catholic parishes on Staten Island, having been established in 1839,[1] before the second-oldest St. Mary's (1852) and the third-oldest St. Joseph's (1855).[2]

Buildings

The current church building was constructed from 1900 to 1903 by the firm of Harding and Gooch. The rectory was built in 1912 to the design of George H. Streeton.[3]

Parish schools

Three parochial schools existed in the parish: St. Peter's Elementary School, St. Peter's Boys High School, and St. Peter's High School for Girls. In the late 1950s, two De LaSalle Christian Brothers offered Seventh and Eighth Grade classes for boys in the Richmond Terrace building. Both the elementary and the girls' high school were closed in June 2011. The elementary school was moved to join St. Paul's School, now known as St. Peter – St. Paul. After extensive renovation, the Girls High School building reopened in September 2013 as a new public elementary school, leased by the NYC Department of Education.

References

  1. ↑ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America. Volume 3, Section 1.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.397. (Retrieved May 8, 2014)
  2. ↑ "150 Years New", Catholic New York, July 2, 1998 (Retrieved May 8, 2014)
  3. ↑ Parish History, Church of St. Peter. (Retrieved May 8, 2014)

External links

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